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It's Alright Little One (imgur.com)

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[–]Silicone_Lube 33 points34 points ago

Fuck, elephants are big.

[–]Ftumsh 20 points21 points ago

You could almost say they're jumbo-size.

[–]ActuatedSathman 10 points11 points ago

Dumbo-Sized

[–]Ftumsh 11 points12 points ago

The word "jumbo" comes from the name of a famous elephant. Dumbo is a play on that - and in fact his mother was called Mrs. Jumbo in the movie too.

[–]ActuatedSathman 1 point2 points ago

TIL

[–]Ftumsh 4 points5 points ago

It's a really sad story too. :'(

[–]Texty_Dragon 13 points14 points ago

I think I saw this picture somewhere else? Any idea?

[–]calisonic 9 points10 points ago

It's like a big cow

[–]Jigoogly 5 points6 points ago

it's repost under different title.

[–]reyis23[S] 6 points7 points ago

I found it on another website, didn't know it was already posted up here

[–]werferofflammen 17 points18 points ago

Everything has been posted here. That said, I haven't seen this before. Thanks for sharing.

[–]WarPhalange 0 points1 point ago

You posted this HERE not even a day ago.

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/100bul/its_alright_little_one/

[–]reyis23[S] -1 points0 points ago

meant to delete another post and i deleted this one instead

[–]BlueScreenD 0 points1 point ago

That sounds more like a technical hiccup than karma whoring.

[–]densitywave 4 points5 points ago

http://www.flickr.com/photos/traerscott/5294877718/

The story tugs at my heartstrings :'(

[–]Juiceman17 4 points5 points ago

She had recently lost her calf who was struck by lightening.

I'm not a good person for laughing at that.

[–]georgedubbya43 0 points1 point ago

jurassic park...when they spend the night in the tree

[–]JackBauerSaidSo 1 point2 points ago

Jurassic Park?

[–]21000 2 points3 points ago

source

[–]NiceGuyBlueWhale 4 points5 points ago

Is that just me or do elephants look so ancient and wise, just watching us living our lives and stuff, just like our parents would do when we were young?

[–]dracunculus 10 points11 points ago

"It'll hurt for a little bit, but the hunger of our elephant gods must be appeased."

[–]SergeantSkizz 1 point2 points ago

It looks like a God.

[–]strunz4u 6 points7 points ago

such gentle souls

[–]TwoManShoe 23 points24 points ago

Until it decides it's tired of your shit and goes on a murderous destructive rampage.

[–]sokratesz 13 points14 points ago

I kind of sympathise, seeing as we've been murdering them for a few centuries now.

[–]strunz4u 15 points16 points ago

"tired of your shit" being the operative term here. when they do, it's usually because it's in captivity or a human being an asshole.

[–]iSqueezeBunnies 10 points11 points ago

Also I think they have greatest maternal insticts. Touch their baby and you are dead meat. I guess the extra long gestation period must have something to do with it.

[–]itsafakecool 5 points6 points ago

Have you seen the size of those calfs? I'd be pretty protective too if I gave birth to a god damn linebacker.

[–]Fragonard 4 points5 points ago

Relevant Relephant

[–]stanfan114 0 points1 point ago

Look at the wisdom and longing in her eyes. She had lost her calf.

[–]sparty_party 2 points3 points ago

I like to think the old man and the elephant are friends, and he is introducing his grandson to the elephant to keep the two families bonds strong.

[–]thedude213 1 point2 points ago

I've read that Elephants can become deeply attached to humans, obviously one's that are nice, and they have to rotate staff on reserves, because if a caretaker is with them too long, and they leave or die, the elephant becomes severely depressed and heartbroken.

[–]sparty_party 0 points1 point ago

I'd believe it. Elephants are fantastic animals.

[–]BlueScreenD 0 points1 point ago

This image was posted awhile ago (I don't mind, I like this picture) and I think I read in one of those comment threads that the man in this photo is the elephant's rider. So then, yeah, they're probably very good friends!

[–]Poemi 0 points1 point ago

It wouldn't take too much Photoshopping to turn the 'phant into Cthulhu...

[–]RowdyRudy 2 points3 points ago

That is one wise looking animal.

[–]jsmithftw 3 points4 points ago

I would love to know what it was thinking.

[–]situationalawareness 1 point2 points ago

It's actually in bereavement. Just a couple days prior, her calf died. Seeing a human with his child just makes the pain worse.

[–]Alqazar 0 points1 point ago

Sit!

[–]waxed_eyebrow 0 points1 point ago

All right

[–]HaveJobWillFail 1 point2 points ago

"Chill out elephant, it's just a little kid. It can't even hurt you."

[–]Eventhorizzon 2 points3 points ago

Elephants are awesome creatures, Too bad humanity seems to love the "thrill" of hunting them....Getting a thrill from killing a an awesome beast...fuck that.

[–]johndoev2 0 points1 point ago

surely I'm not the only one who thought "Ong Bak" or "The Protector"

[–]d3pd 0 points1 point ago

http://browntails.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/jurassic-park-brachiosaurus.jpg

[–]SandyMedia[!] 0 points1 point ago

Is that Mae Do at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand? http://www.elephantnaturepark.org/herd/medo.htm

[–]mamahustle 0 points1 point ago

Awwww. I hear elephants can be such gentle animals T__T <3

[–]remjob61 0 points1 point ago

"May I EAT the tiny human?"

[–]zeroGamer 0 points1 point ago

Soo... I came here to post this picture from Jurassic Park, but it takes on a totally different meaning out of context...

[–]Narmer 2 points3 points ago

Only as long as the elephant decides it's alright.

[–]imbecile 0 points1 point ago

Same rule applies to every human you ever meet. If someone decides to off you out of the blue, there is very little you can do. Especially if they are a part of your everyday life.

[–]WarPhalange -1 points0 points ago

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title comnts points age /r/
It's Alright Little One 1com 16pts 22hrs pics
Father, son and elephant 8coms 132pts 2dys pics
Father, Son and Elephant. 1com 18pts 2mos pics
Small human. Let me tell you about how your great-grandfather and I became good friends. It was a long time ago when... 9coms 120pts 3mos pics
Father, Son, and Elephant 244coms 1641pts 7mos pics
Father, son, and elephant 0coms 12pts 23dys pics
I see your "feeding a tiger" pic and raise you "Father, son, and family elephant" 11coms 16pts 1yr pics

source: karmadecay

Not to mention YOU yourself posted this HERE not a day ago.

[–]Luung -2 points-1 points ago

Elephants are only useful for their ivory and succulent trunk meat.

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